Category profile
- Dominance
- 78
- Peak
- 88
- Longevity
- 84
- Honours
- 82
- Statistics
- 88
Career timeline · Points per season
| Season | Points per season | Share of career |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 46 | |
| 2009 | 95 | |
| 2010 | 91 | |
| 2011 | 97 | |
| 2012 | 57 | |
| 2013 | 25 | |
| 2014 | 72 | |
| 2015 | 64 | |
| 2016 | 20 | |
| 2017 | 86 | |
| 2018 | 98 | |
| 2019 | 66 | |
| 2020 | 34 | |
| 2021 | 106 | |
| 2022 | 84 | |
| 2023 | 81 | |
| 2024 | 53 |
Data sources
- NHL
- Hockey Reference
- IIHF
Figures come from public records and are normalised per sport. See the methodology for category weights. Method
Why Steven Stamkos ranks #100 in Ice Hockey
Steven Stamkos ranks 100th among Ice Hockey athletes on GOAT Rank and 1511th of 2289 across every sport in the index. The published GOAT Score of 83.5 is the weighted result of five verified category scores: Dominance 78, Peak 88, Longevity 84, Honours 82, Statistics 88. Those categories are normalised against the full Ice Hockey reference universe of 399 records, not a shortlist, so the position reflects the whole sport rather than a handful of famous names.
The record covers 2008–present with 17 documented competitive seasons. The strongest single season in that series is 2021, which sets the Peak component at 88. Peak is the defining strength of the profile at 88 out of 100, and it carries 20% of the final score. The underlying career record includes stanley cups 2, career goals 570, rocket richard trophies 2, all-star selections 8.
Immediately ahead sits Pavel Datsyuk on 83.5, a gap of 0.0 points. Directly behind is Patrik Eliáš on 83.4. The position moves whenever the verified record moves: new titles, new seasons or a corrected source all feed straight back into the same formula, and every change is dated on this profile.
Steven Stamkos GOAT Score explained
- Dominance78/100 · weight 25%
- Measures how far Stamkos stood above the field while competing. Scored 78/100 against the full Ice Hockey cohort.
- Peak88/100 · weight 20%
- Rates the best sustained stretch of the career, centred on 2021. Scored 88/100.
- Longevity84/100 · weight 20%
- Rewards staying at that level over time: 18 years of competition and 17 recorded seasons. Scored 84/100.
- Honours82/100 · weight 20%
- Counts documented titles, majors and awards in the verified record. Scored 82/100.
- Statistics88/100 · weight 15%
- Normalises the raw career numbers against everyone in the sport reporting the same metric. Scored 88/100.
Top Stamkos comparisons
Steven Stamkos — frequently asked
- Is Steven Stamkos the GOAT?
- Not on the current data. Steven Stamkos ranks 100th in Ice Hockey with a GOAT Score of 83.5, behind Wayne Gretzky on 97.8.
- What is Steven Stamkos's GOAT Score?
- 83.5 out of 100. It is the weighted sum of Dominance 78 (25%), Peak 88 (20%), Longevity 84 (20%), Honours 82 (20%), Statistics 88 (15%), computed from the verified career record.
- Where does Steven Stamkos rank all time?
- 1511th of 2289 eligible athletes in the cross-sport index, and 100th within Ice Hockey.
- Steven Stamkos vs Pavel Datsyuk: who ranks higher?
- Steven Stamkos, on 83.5 against Pavel Datsyuk's 83.5 — a margin of 0.0 points.